MasterOD's Q&A profile

• SQL Server Do I need SSIS to process cube?

  There is a function called "proactive caching" in Analysis services. It can: ----Automatic synchronization with the relational database ----No more explicit "cube processing   But I cannot have the latest data in the cube even I set the proactive mode as "real time" Do I need SSIS to process cube in this case   Following is the procedures I have done: 1. test the data   1.1  use the bi dev studio to browser the cube, ...Show All

• Windows Forms Getting Drive List

  Hi there, I would like to know how I can get a list of disk drives info using C#.  Thanks in advance, Josh ...Show All

• Visual C++ Version-Resources

  Hey, are there any ways of adding an icon and an version-resource in vsc++ 8 Express Edition(like in vsc++ 7) Thank you... Resource editing is not supported on the Visual C++ Express 8.0. You can add resource files created in VC7.1 to the your project in C++ Express. ...Show All

• SQL Server Can't Install SSIS

  Ok, I am stumped. On a clean Windows Server 2003 machine we installed SQL Server 2005 Enterprise edition. We then installed all of the components, including BIDS. however, there is no option to start BIDS and I see devenv.exe does not exist. Do I need VS installed in order to run BIDS and SSIS Thanks for any help! Pete Verrone It is Itanium machine Unfortunately, Visual Studio (and thus BIDS) are not supported ...Show All

• .NET Development difference between Web Site and Project

  Hi, I am new to the Visual Studio 2005. Could somebody tell me what is the difference between a Web Site and a Project in Visual Studio 2005 Thanks  Hi, In a way a website is also a project. It'ss called a website project.. If you want to create a webbased applicaiton, then you must start in the WebSite. Or else find the appropriate project in the Projects dialog...     cheers, Pau ...Show All

• Windows Forms call function from second form

  I have two forms. 1 parent form calls a child form. There is a function in parent form which gets values from different controls and update the values to database. There is also a button in parent form to call a child form. "Save" button in child form will save values from child form to database and also calls function in parent form. Please let me how can I do this Hi, if you make your method in your parent form public you can call it f ...Show All

• Visual Studio Using Visual Studio 2005 to convert Access reports to SQL

  I have lots of Access reports (approximately 100) that need to be converted to SQL.  I have heard that it is simple to import them to Visual Studio and let it make the conversion for you. I have very little experience using the 2005 version, so any help will be appreciated.  If anyone knows of an easier way to accomplish this task, please let me know. Jay - Here's a link to an in-depth article ...Show All

• Visual Basic Code for letting the user change the color and font for whole application

  I am making a application program in vb.net 2005. I want the user to select the font and the color which he/she wants for the application. Once the user select the color changes should occur to the whole application. or if possible the list come from the display property and user can select from scheme which is in apperance. Please help....... Hi Puneet Create one Labelfont variable with global access. Public lblAppFont As New L ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System Using VS2005 (beta 2) with custom rules

  Hi, I'm trying to integrate custom FxCop rules using the Code Analysis capabilities of VS2005 beta 2 and I'm hitting some problems :( I've written a very simple custom rule which loads and runs OK under the stand-alone version of FxCop 1.32  I've then changed the FxCop and Cci references (and imports) to hook up to the integrated version of FxCop (SDK under "Team Tools") so I can load the rule for use in the IDE but that ...Show All

• SQL Server linked servers "Client unable to establish connection"

  We have several linked SQL servers running both SQL 7 (sp4) and SQL 2000 (sp3). Recently, when we run the following command from SQL 7 query analyzer to a SQL 2000 database, select * from remoteserver.database.dbo.tablename , we get this message: [OLE/DB provider returned message: Client unable to establish connection] [DBNMPNTW]ConnectionOpen (CreateFile()). The databases are linked with specific remote login and password. The same comman ...Show All

• Visual Studio 2008 (Pre-release) Trust Not Granted

  Hi, I've just installed WinFX Runtime Components - February CTP on my Windows Server 2003. Why I'm getting "Trust Not Granted" message when trying to execute sample xaml files Germans Can you tell me a bit about your machine What version of IE are you running Thanks, Karen ...Show All

• Visual Studio Team System Cannot rename folders in Source Control

  I am using VS Team Server 2005. It installed fine on a 2003 Standard Server box. I created a workspace and mapped it to a local directory on my development machine (XP SP2) called c:\imaxwell projects. When I open Source Control Explorer and I click on the new folder button. Nothing appears to happen. But if I shut down Visual Studio and reopen it, I can see the new folder. Unfortunately, the rename option is grayed out. What I want to do i ...Show All

• .NET Development New Rows do not appear in SQL database

  Hi all, I am busy with a project that requires I store information in a database. I'm using VS2005 Express and SQL Server 2005 Express. My problem is no matter what I try I can't get inserted data to appear in my SQL database. I believe I have setup everything correctly, I have a DataSet (smsdataDataSet) and TableAdapter (smstableTableAdapter) setup, the code I am trying is listed below: smstableTableAdapter.InsertQuery(MyGuid, SMSMessage ...Show All

• Windows Forms Is it possible to produce expandable sub-rows in datagridview?

  Is it possible to produce expandable sub-rows in datagridview(row header behave as treeview) Thanks Hi Kennon, I am not sure if you are talking about Master-Detail or Hirarchical sub-rows, but for both the DataGrid can't do it in it's natural state.  If you are looking for a more robust grid take a look at some of the component vendors.  Here are a few to look at.  Personally I like DevExpress... but they all have diffe ...Show All

• Visual Basic Toggle capslock

  How can I toggle capslock Visual basic 2005. Windows XP. I'd like to capslock on when the form load. This code doesn't work: Public Class Form1 Private Declare Sub keybd_event Lib "user32" ( ByVal bVk As Byte , ByVal bScan As Byte , ByVal dwFlags As Long , ByVal dwExtraInfo As Long ) Private Sub Form1_Load( ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase .Lo ...Show All